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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
The sense of peeling back the layers of an onion in this book is very intriguing. I really enjoyed all of the characters and got quite engaged in all of their stories. But I think I am still trying to understand where the book really went, and what its ultimate message is. Is it simply that all of our actions will affect the future, into infinity?
I did LOVE the way every story related back via a different media - journal, collected letters, a book, a movie, and a hologram. It was fascinating the way Mitchell carried on everyone's narrative. And once I understood the structure, I was eager to get back to "familiar faces" and see how their stories played out. It is kind of reminiscent of picking up a sequel and being reunited with an old friend - but you got that sense all within the same book.
I feel like I'll have more to say on this book once its really sunk in, and I talk about it with others. But right now...I think I just need to continue processing.
I did LOVE the way every story related back via a different media - journal, collected letters, a book, a movie, and a hologram. It was fascinating the way Mitchell carried on everyone's narrative. And once I understood the structure, I was eager to get back to "familiar faces" and see how their stories played out. It is kind of reminiscent of picking up a sequel and being reunited with an old friend - but you got that sense all within the same book.
I feel like I'll have more to say on this book once its really sunk in, and I talk about it with others. But right now...I think I just need to continue processing.
Couldn't even get through the first chapter. What is this even about?
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
A perfect instance of the right book at the right time. I did not want it to end.
adventurous
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
An excellent book. I read this after seeing the movie and appreciated the greater detail. Scenes from the movie did come to mind as I read, but not always. I really like the way the book's structure mirrors that of the Cloud Atlas Sextet, and the matrioschka doll concept. Quite brilliant, really.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
First time through. Definitely going to come back to it later, but right now, it was more of a surface experience figuring out the connections.
Interesting, feel like it needs to be longer. All the stories seem too condensed, need more expansion.
I was really torn between 3 and 4 on this one, but I'll give it the benefit of the doubt...
I liked the book once I got into it and the structure of it. My mistake, I think, was reading it too slowly. I probably missed out on many of the connections between the individual stories that I would have caught if I had read it at a quicker pace. I thought the author did an amazing job of writing six different stories in six different genres, all with their own unique tone and voice. I thought the Sonmi 451 stood on it's own as a really good short sci fi story. I do plan on re reading it at some point.
I liked the book once I got into it and the structure of it. My mistake, I think, was reading it too slowly. I probably missed out on many of the connections between the individual stories that I would have caught if I had read it at a quicker pace. I thought the author did an amazing job of writing six different stories in six different genres, all with their own unique tone and voice. I thought the Sonmi 451 stood on it's own as a really good short sci fi story. I do plan on re reading it at some point.